________________
The crown-prince Višākbabhūti had a wife named snfcoft Dhāriņi who was clever, like the soil of the land Rohanācala, a mountain (Adam's Peak in Ceylon ), in preserving her beauty and her numerous qualities.
The soul of Marici having descended from att (Brahma déva-loka ) and having repeatedly wandered several times in the four gatis (conditions of transmigration) of this Samsāra, took the form of a foetus in the womb of groft Dharini, as a consequence of meritorious deeds during his previ. ous lives On an auspicious day, he was born. He was named faxafa Visvabhūti. In due course of time, he became skilful in various arts and sciences. Having entered the age of adolescence, he was married with thirty-two charming girls, -born in excellent royal families and as beautiful as celestial damsels,-and was passing his time in the enjoyment of the various pleasures of this world with them.
Spring-Season. Then, with the advent of af Vasanta Ritu, the Spring-season,-capable of producing changes in the three worlds, producing loveliness in trees and astonishment in the hearts of ascetics,-in which the speed of the gait of middle-aged women is lessened by the weight of their rounded breasts; the southern wind, moving to and fro by the deep sighs of young love-lorn girls separated from their beloved ones, and becoming fragrant with the perfume of Candana (Sandal), Nipa (Nauclea Kadamba), Kumud ( Night-lotus ) Kamala ( Day-lotus), and Fase (Kuvalaya) blue-lotus, -was blowing in the four directions, and enamoured by its fragrant sinell the Treferrer Gandha-siudura (intoxicated elephant with rut on its temples which by its scent frightens away other elephants ) was roaring loudly under the suspicion of the presence of an intoxicated elephant there.
The dancing of courtezans at various places appeared very pleasant, accompanied as it was with excellent music agreeably combined with the sound of gold anklets produced by their
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
